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| “Say it with flowers!” This is a statement that one often hears around Valentine’s
Day. It could be a way to tell that special someone of your
love. Or maybe you look for that perfect card that you think
says it all. Such tokens of love, I’m sure, are appreciated.
But we need to learn not to let the card or the gift do all the
work of saying what we really feel inside, for all too often we
take for granted the ones we love. “She knows I love her,”
we tell ourselves. But we don’t share those important words;
“I love you.” We all need to hear those words spoken to us.
Our God especially does this in a beautiful way. He not only
shares such words in His Word, He also shows how much He loves
us in the gift of His Son Jesus, our only Savior from sin. The
apostle John put it this way: “This
is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only
Son into the world that we might live through Him.” (1
John 4:9) It’s a message of love we hear every day. May it be
God’s love that empowers us to love one another. --President
Eugene Gierke |
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| Convention
Voting Delegates |
| CONVENTION
VOTING DELEGATES . . . Congregational delegates to the
Convention are strongly urged to attend one of the February Bylaws
Listening Post #3 meetings, where participants will be
considering an initial draft of the Bylaws.
Participation is important, since the Bylaw information
will be presented to the delegates for approval at the June
Convention. Dates
& locations are listed in the Coming
Events section of the Reporter. All meetings start at 7:00 pm. |
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| National
Lutheran Schools Week |
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Lutheran schools in the Nebraska
District will be observing National Lutheran Schools Week with
schools across Synod the week of March 2-8. The theme this
year is "Lutheran Schools: A Great Place to Grow." (1
Cor. 3:16 and Eph 4:15-16) Contact your local Lutheran
school for special events planned for the week.
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| Called
to Glory |
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Rev. Joseph G. Werner, Sr., 92, of Austin, MN, passed
away Nov. 29. Funeral services were held on Dec. 3 at
Trinity, Walthill, with burial at the St. John's Lutheran
Cemetery in Battle Creek. Rev. Werner served parishes in
Decatur and Walthill for over 40 years. Condolences may be
sent to Mrs. Irma Werner, 103 NW 21st St., Austin, MN
55912.
Luke
Dahlke, son of the Reverend and Claudia Dahlke, Hebron,
departed this life on Jan. 10. Funeral services were held
on Jan. 16 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hebron, with interment at
the Trinity Cemetery. Letters of condolence may be written
to Rev. and Mrs. James Dahlke, RR 2, Box 100A, Hebron, NE 68370. |
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| A
New Year |
| Did your New Year's resolutions
include writing a will, updating your existing will, working on
an estate plan, or making a charitable gift to your favorite
ministries? Neal
Koch, gift planning counselor for the Nebraska District, is
available to meet with you and help you achieve those goals.
Call Neal at 1-888-643-2961 or e-mail him at nealk@ndlcms.org
to set up an appointment for your free, no-obligation
consultation. |
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| CALL
INFORMATION |
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ORDAINED MINISTERS |
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Calls Accepted
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Status Changes |
| Rev. Carl Groh (StL '89) |
Rev.
Richard Kothe (Spg'76)
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| Candidate, Kansas District, to St.
Peter, North Bend |
Non-candidate
status to Candidate status effective 10-1-2002. |
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| Rev. John Heckmann (StL '85) |
Rev.
Todd Schlechte (FtW'94) |
| St. John, Crete (Kramer), to St. Paul,
Gatesville, TX |
Non-candidate
status to resigned from clergy roster effective 12-30-2002. |
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| Rev. Greg Lucido (StL '00) |
Ordinations/Installations |
| Swede Valley of Ashby, Faith of
Hyannis, and Bingham of Bingham, to Chaplaincy, U.S. Army. |
Rev. Timothy Heupel (FtW'78)
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as associate pastor, Beautiful Savior, Omaha, December 8th. |
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Calls Declined |
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| Rev. Ron Holling (StL'70) |
Rev. Carl Groh (StL'89) |
| Our Savior (senior), Norfolk, to St.
John, Omaha |
as pastor, St. Peter, North Bend, December 29th. |
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| Rev.
Paul Hoppe (StL'72) |
Rev.
Jeffrey Shanks (FtW'89) |
| Hope,
Shawnee, KS, to Our Redeemer, Staplehurst |
as
associate pastor, Divine Shepherd, Omaha, January 12th |
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| Rev.
Greg Lucido (StL'00) |
COMMISSIONED MINISTERS |
| Swede
Valley, Ashby, Faith, Hyannis, and Bingham, Bingham, to Trinity,
Amherst |
Calls Accepted |
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Kurtis
Smith (CQStP'00) |
| Rev.
Timothy Mueller (StL'87) |
Director
of Christian Outreach, Christ, Lincoln to Director of Christian
Outreach, Bethany, Slidell, LA
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| St.
John, New Minden, and St. Luke, Covington, IL, to St. John,
Chester, and Zion, Hubbell |
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Other Transactions |
| Rev.
David Palomaki (StL'87) |
Jane
Varner (S'75) |
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Redeemer,
David City, and Immanuel, Rising City, to Zion, Ashland, WI |
Transfer from Minnesota North
District, Commissioned Teacher Emerita |
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Rev.
Charles Schmidt
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Roger Varner (S'58) |
| (FtW'81),
Grace, Fairbury, to St. Paul, Omaha |
Transfer from Minnesota North
District, Commissioned Teacher Emeritus |
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| Rev. Thomas Schmitt (StL'91) |
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| Zion (West), Omaha, to St. Paul,
Evansdale, and Grace, Jesup, Iowa |
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| Rev.
Lee Weander (StL'94) |
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| Our
Savior (associate), Norfolk, to senior, Ascension, Casselberry,
FL |
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Coming
Events |
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Epiphany
Lecture Series, St. Paul, Beatrice, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1
Pre-Lent
Pastors' Conference, February 3-4, 2003
Women’s
Retreat, St. John, Seward, February 8, 2003
Listening
Post #3, Bethlehem, Crete, February 10
Listening
Post #3, Trinity, Lexington, February 11
Listening
Post #3, Good Shepherd, Fremont, February 12
Listening
Post #3, Our Savior, Norfolk, February 13
District
LLL Convention, Emmanuel, York, March 21-23
Junior
High Retreat, Camp Luther, Schuyler, March 28-29, 2003
Junior
High Retreat, Camp Comeca, Cozad, April 4-5, 2003
Principals’
Conference, Leadership Center, Aurora, April 10-11, 2003
Nebraska District LCMS
Convention, Concordia University, Seward, June 5-7, 2003
Lutherans
For Life National Convention, Holiday Inn, Omaha, November 7-9
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Anniversaries |
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Immanuel,
Rising City, 120th, Feb. 23.
Trinity,
Grand Island, 125th, March 1-2, with
Dr. David Peter, son of the congregation and Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis, faculty member, speaking.
October 4-5, 2003, special service with Rev. Terry Timm
preaching.
Emmanuel,
York, 100th, May 18, services at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.,
President Eugene Gierke preaching.
St.
Paul, Minden, 125th, June 1, with a special service at 10 a.m.
at the C. L. Jones Middle
School Gymnasium with Dr. Dale Meyer preaching.
Dinner will follow at the Kearney County 4-H Exhibition
Hall. An open house
is planned at the church from 2 - 5 p.m.
Reservations for dinner may be called to the church office
at 308-832-1343.
Zion,
Juniata, 125th, June 8, 2003, with a 10:30 a.m.
service and an afternoon service of praise and hymns.
St.
Matthew, Cedar Bluffs, 125th, September 28. Zion,
Pierce, 100th, Aug. 3, with Rev. Kenneth Klaus, Lutheran Hour
speaker, preaching, followed by a noon meal. Meal
reservations may be made by calling 402-329-4313.
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